Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive 5TB
Offering excellent storage space up to 8 TB and fast performance this HDD is going to provide fantastic services. Seagate has always been a big player in external hard disk production.
The drive is brick-shaped, black and has a mirror top which attracts dust and leaves fingerprints. Four out of its six sides (top and front excluded) have four and six triangular-shaped small holes for ventilation. It comes with a micro USD 3.0 port and a power supply port. You will know when the disk is in use from the status indicator at the top.
Seagate has 128 MB of cache which is four times as much as most HDDs. With its six platters, it seems you will be able to get 5900RPM out of it. It also has 12 read-and-write heads with a rated capability limit of 180 TB per year. Don't use plagiarised sources.Get your custom essay just from $11/page
The Dashboard app from Seagate is also available. It offers you the option to backup your phone’s content to the HDD. The app can also store your social media and cloud-based files into the disk. Note that this is an optional feature.
Pros
- Extremely fast in file transfers.
- Goes for about $119.99
Cons
- They have a separate price tag for Mac-formatted version.
LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive 4TB
It is a product most Apple aficionados may have heard about because they are great followers of LaCie. The design is sleek, and instead of bearing the brand’s name, it is branded ‘Porsche Design’. You will see the status indicator on one side to show you the device working status.
You need Porsche Design working at the full performance, so you need to format it first. Go to their website and download LarCie apps to get it going at full speed. With 5400 RPM and 16 MB cache in its 2.5-inch, the Larcie will offer excellent services to its maximum 4 TB capacity.
The device has both USB Type-C to Type-A as well as Type-C to Type-C connectors. It comprises five 800GB platters which will offer great rivalry to the Seagate M3.
Pros
- Fast USB-C connection.
- Lovely appearance.
Cons
- You have to get USB-C ports to reach its full speed.